Household Income Stagnated, Poverty Decreased, and Uninsured Rate Increased in 2018
A set of three reports from the United States Census Bureau—Income and Poverty in the United States: 2018, Health Insurance Coverage in the United States: 2018, and The Supplemental Poverty Measure:…
September 16, 2019Fact of the Week: Housing Assistance and Other Federal Aid Lift Millions Out of Poverty
Source: U.S. Census Bureau Supplemental Poverty Measure Report, 2019
September 16, 2019From the Field: Indiana Advocates Join Roundtable with Author Matt Desmond and Senator Todd Young
NLIHC state partner Prosperity Indiana participated on August 7 in a roundtable discussion in Fort Wayne, IN, on the city’s affordable housing crisis and high rate of evictions—the thirteenth highest…
September 16, 2019Ivory Innovations Seeks Nominations for ‘Ivory Prize for Housing Affordability’
Ivory Innovations, an organization that “brings together stakeholders of public and private organizations to support solutions to the national housing affordability crisis,” inaugurated an Ivory…
September 16, 2019NLIHC in the News for the Week of September 8
The following are some of the news stories that NLIHC contributed to during the week of September 8: “The Question the Presidential Candidates Don’t Get Asked,” CityLab, September 13 at: https://…
September 16, 2019NLIHC Welcomes New Communications/Graphic Design Intern Eddie Stephens
NLIHC is pleased to welcome Eddie Stephens as a communications/graphic design intern for the fall and winter/spring semesters. Eddie recently completed his Certificate in Graphic Design at George…
September 16, 2019NLIHC Welcomes New Research Intern Alex Mears
NLIHC is pleased to welcome Alex Mears as a research intern for the fall semester. Alex is a second-year graduate student at Georgetown University pursuing a Master of Public Policy with a focus on…
September 16, 2019Where to Find Us - September 16
NLIHC President and CEO Diane Yentel and other NLIHC staff will be speaking at the following events in the coming months: Vital Services Conference, Jamestown, ND, September 18-19 Non-Profit…
September 16, 2019Fact of the Week: Renters are More Likely to Lack Vehicle and Financial Resources for Evacuations
Source: American Housing Survey, 2017.
September 9, 2019Trump Administration Issues Proposed Rule to Kick Millions of Low-Income People Off SNAP
The Trump administration published a proposed rule in the Federal Register on July 23 that would end “broad-based categorical eligibility” for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). If…
July 29, 2019Fact of the Week: High and Growing Percentages of Poor Black and Latino Households Live in High-Poverty Neighborhoods
Source: Joint Center for Housing Studies. (2019). State of the Nation’s Housing. Cambridge, MA.
August 26, 2019